Paragraph 14 Proceedings of the members and committees

(1)

A member must declare any interest, direct or indirect, held—

(a)

in any contract or proposed contract to which the Authority is or would be a party or where a member is a director of a company or member of a body with which the contract or proposed contract is made or proposed to be made;

(b)

in any other matter with which the members are concerned.

(2)

If a member is present at a meeting of the Authority or of any committee of the Authority at which a contract or other matter in which that person has an interest is to be considered that person must—

(a)

as soon as is practicable after the commencement of that meeting disclose their interest;

(b)

not vote on any question with respect to that contract or matter; and

(c)

withdraw from the meeting—

(i)

at any time if the members present by resolution require that person to do so, and

(ii)

while a decision on that contract or matter is being made.

(3)

This paragraph does not apply to any interest—

(a)

which a member has in respect of the payment to the Authority of ship, passenger and goods dues;

(b)

which arises in respect of the provision of services or facilities as part of the port undertaking affecting the trading community in general;

(c)

which a member has as an employee of a public utility undertaking or as a shareholder, not being a director of a company, unless that person possesses more than five per cent of the issued share capital of that company; or

(d)

which the members present at the meeting by resolution declare to be too remote.